Pierre Garçon and DeSean Jackson expected to make preseason debuts

The Redskins have high hopes for their receiving corps this year, but they didn’t get a chance to see the full complement of pass catchers in action during last week’s preseason opener.

That should change against the Browns on Monday night. Pierre Garçon, who has been battling a hamstring injury, and DeSean Jackson, who was sidelined by a knee injury, have been practicing in full and coach Jay Gruden said the time looks right for them to take the next step in getting ready for the season.

“We’re excited to see them run out and compete, get them in a game situation and see how they do,” Gruden said, via CSNWashington.com. “Just get the rust off of them. It’s important for them to get some type of continuity with the quarterback and the offense in general, just the speed of breaking the huddle on game day and how many plays in a row can you go without getting tired. If I send them deep, can they come back and dig out a first forced block, or can they run deep again, two or three times in a row?”

With tight end Jordan Reed recovered from the illness that put him on the shelf for a few days, it looks like the Redskins could have all offensive hands on deck when they square off with Cleveland. That should allow them to take a step forward in Gruden’s offense and continue building toward what they hope will be a bounceback season in D.C.

If you don’t think this receiving tandem is dangerous you either are jealous or don’t know a thing about football. As far as them not playing yet if it was regular season they would have been playing….common sense…
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greymares says:Aug 14, 2014 3:57 PM

Wait , he expects Jackson to go deep and then come back and BLOCK on the next play. OMG. Ha ha ha. Funniest thing I have read on here in a long time.

I don’t care what happens in preseason I just want my skins to be healthy when the season starts. I do want to see all of the offensive starter get some reps the next 2 preseason games. Also want to see how RG3 gets the ball out quicker this season . Can’t wait to see the defense against the Browns Monday Night . HTTR